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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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